Carbondale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 6,633 people and three associated neighborhoods, Carbondale is the 76th largest community in Colorado.
Carbondale home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Carbondale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Carbondale is also a town of artists. Carbondale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Carbondale’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Carbondale is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Despite being a small town, Carbondale has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Carbondale. 57.10% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Carbondale in 2022 was $54,323, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $217,292 for a family of four. However, Carbondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Carbondale is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Carbondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carbondale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Carbondale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Carbondale include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
Carbondale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.16%.
The most common language spoken in Carbondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.